Covid-19 tests for fully vaccinated travellers ‘to be scrapped this month’
The decision to stop pre-departure tests this month led to a near 200 per cent rise in easyJet bookings, while British Airways also reported that searches for holidays rose by nearly 40 per cent, with New York, Dubai and Barbados the most popular destinations.
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